Taking Mom to the doctor Open Thread

As those of you who have cared for an elderly person know, nothing happens quickly.  What takes young ‘uns an hour, is a much more attenuated process with an older person.  I’ll be leaving shortly to take my Mom to the doctor for a check-up, a process that takes roughly three to four hours of my time.  It’s okay.  She needs my help and that’s that.  But I can’t blog, so you guys will have to do the work for me until I return home.